Buddy Icon Archive Preserving the tiny pictures that made the internet personal.
Six colored display pixelated text fragments with a retro aesthetic, each featuring distinct background colors and stylized lettering

Permanent icon record

Six colored display pixelated text fragments with a retro aesthetic, each featuring distinct background colors and stylized lettering

Six colored display pixelated text fragments with a retro aesthetic, each featuring distinct background colors and stylized lettering. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

Download original

About this icon

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Visible Text

  • When I close my eyes I see me & u
  • no one else.
  • Everything else just melts away.
  • Your smile eases my pain,
  • and your hand in mine.
  • let's me know that everything's gonna be ok

Explore related icons

Browse all categories · How source collections are preserved

Source & archive date

Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803181649311168487023
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:19 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4a/4afe16cfd478985cfb6c4913c660ca40aabef6c456a3bef1facae82f15a0c170.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4afe16cfd478985c
SHA-256
4afe16cfd478985cfb6c4913c660ca40aabef6c456a3bef1facae82f15a0c170
Full source records (1)

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200803181649311168487023
Archive entry
200803181649311168487023.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:19 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803181649311168487023.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803181649311168487023.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

View the complete metadata record (JSON)